Chapter 1034: The Truth of Heroic Martial Arts (II)

Chen Buqun smiled shyly: "If the teacher wants to fight with my father, my father will definitely refuse—because my father is only proficient in bows and arrows, and he doesn't understand the fighting skills as fierce as the teacher." ”

"Why? Isn't Chen Jingzai a well-known 'hero', it seems to me that those heroes in my house are all extraordinary, how can they be vulnerable? ”

Vulnerable, not Zhao Xing's own opinion. It was Xiao Feng's father Xiao Shan's opinion, he was ordered to drive those heroes away, this retired soldier used a wooden stick, beat those heroes and ghosts cried wolves, and went away in embarrassment, and afterwards he made such comments.

"My father's personality is out-of-the-box, my grandfather used to be too punctual, and he once selected heroes in the army to guard my father, and my father led these soldiers in the army, and he made a name for himself", Chen Buqun embarrassedly told the truth.

The Chinese tradition is to "blame His Holiness", Chen Buqun cannot obviously blame his father, and what he said actually means is: Chen Jichang was impulsive when he was young and liked to cause trouble. Chen Jichang's father, Chen Taishou, happened to be the highest military commander on the front line, so he picked a group of fighting masters from the army to help Chen Jichang fight.

Relying on these thugs, Chen Jichang gained a great chivalrous reputation, but in fact, in addition to his own slightly better archery skills, he couldn't beat the Hu man with a shepherd's whip in a fight...... Later, Chen Jichang's father lost his official position, and Chen Jichang lost his thugs, so he moved to the ravine to live in seclusion - perhaps because after suffering a loss, he understood the truth.

"Oh - I see", Zhao Xing immediately understood.

"Then you will study hard with Jin Fuji, and don't fall into your father's reputation!" Zhao Xing commanded. It will take about a few years to go, and Chen Buqun has enough time to learn the true art of fists and feet.

A few days later, Pu Yi'an brought three boats, and at this time, the wharf by the river had not been repaired, and the large ships were parked in the middle of the river, waiting for the ferry to come up.

When parting, Cheng Azhu was a little reluctant, but Zhao Xing seemed very resolute, he hugged Cheng Azhu gently, and said softly: "Wait for me to come back." If you are lonely, bring your father here. Hangzhou manor grass building, here rely on the Cheng clan relatives, when I come back, I will hand over the shipping to others, we will settle down in Hangzhou, give birth to a bunch of children, and live the rest of our lives richly. ”

Cheng Azhu was moved, and in the haze of tears, she saw Zhao Xing getting on the boat. She was accompanied by three young people from the Cheng clan in Jiangxia, four children of Cheng Jiaao, as well as Jin Buer, Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng's brother Xiao Qi, and Chen Buqun's son Chen Buqun, and Xiao Shan also waved goodbye to his two children by her side.

This is a fleet of three large ships, after the fleet left the port, the formation was slightly sorted out on the sea, and Zhao Xing beckoned the captains of several ships to his flagship. Began handing out items to several captains and vice-captains.

One person and one monocular, the Song people also got a miniature version of the Kanyu disk - this is the prototype of the compass of the descendants, but the directions are arranged according to the gossip, and the Song people can understand it at a glance, while the Arabs are dumbfounded when they see those strange arrangements.

Simply taught a few Song people how to look at the Kanyu plate, and after they returned to the ship, the fleet continued to move forward, Pu Yi'an held a monocular, looking at it curiously. Not only him, but other people who are eligible for the telescope are also curiously fiddling with the "clairvoyance" in their hands and are familiar with its operation.

"Wonder boy", Pu Yi'an put down the binoculars and looked at Zhao Xing with emotion: "I don't know what you think in your head, a few thin crystals have made the world so small......

Fortunately, I didn't underestimate your wisdom, this time I was in Hangzhou, and I purchased the same goods as you. Now that the ship has departed, can you tell me why your choice of cargo is so strange – sugar and porcelain? Curious combination, why no silk, no tea? ”

What is sugar?

The wealth of the world flowed around the plant trade, and now the Song people exchanged tea and silk for spices, and two hundred years later, the sugar trade began - the sugar trade brought huge profits, and when the sugar trade declined, the Caribbean pirates disappeared. Then there is the cotton trade and the opium poppy trade......

Now 400 years before the age of the Pirates of the Caribbean, 200 years later, an Arab monarch saw sugar cane and immediately exclaimed, "Honey flows without bees" – and the sugar trade began.

After 200 years, a pound of cane sugar could be shipped to Europe for an equal weight of gold.

And in the Song Dynasty, what is the price of sucrose in China - 1 Wen! Lu You once recorded that he bought a piece of sugar called "Lingyu" for 1 penny.

At this time, Europeans could only taste the sweet taste of honey, but China had already introduced sugar cane since the Tang Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, refined white sugar could already be extracted, and at the same time, the "Frosting Spectrum", which records the refining process of white sugar, will be published soon.

There was once a great man who said: If you live again, everyone has a chance to become a great man.

Zhao Xing studied international trade, and he happened to know a little bit of trade history. Now start opening up the sugar trade of the Song people - the world will be changed.

He ordered those large wooden barrels and large wooden boxes in Quanzhou to hold sugar, refined white sugar into wooden barrels, and then neatly stacked the wooden barrels in the wooden boxes, and filled the gaps with lime to prevent the icing from absorbing moisture and agglomerating, and then the wooden boxes were neatly stacked in the cabin like containers - the sugar trade began.

As for the porcelain, it was for the countries along the way, which also cultivated sugar cane, but their attention was still on the traditional trade products, and the sugar had not yet entered their eyes.

In their eyes, porcelain, tea, and silk are the high-end goods of the Song Kingdom, so well, Zhao Xing plans to use porcelain to exchange for supplies along the way, and sail to Africa without spending a penny.

Zhao Xing pointed out a meeting point from time to time, so that the ships could meet and rush to the meeting point, so as to train the captains to be familiar with the compass and master the ability to communicate at sea. On this day, the fleet sailed to the "Gengliu" position on the compass according to Zhao Xing's request, and after a while, a large land appeared in front of him.

This is Hainan Island, and now it is still very remote, only as a penal colony for officials, and it is difficult for officials who commit crimes to return to the mainland for life unless they encounter amnesty.

At present, the entire Hainan Island is only close to the mainland where the Han people live, included in the management of the government, called Qiongzhou, and the other three sides of the island are the Changhua army facing Jiaozhi, the Zhuya army facing the South China Sea, and the Wan'an army facing the eastern open sea, all of which are Li people.

The fleet slowly sailed into an unfamiliar port, Pu Yi'an stood at the bow of the ship, looked at the gradually approaching land, shook his head and sighed: "The port is too simple...... No, it's not just a port, it's just a natural rocky beach. The berths are not renovated and can only dock small boats...... Haha, but this is really a good harbor, surrounded by mountains, even if there is a typhoon, the ship is not afraid of being blown away. ”

"Let's go, go ashore and have a look", Zhao Xing invited.

Pu Yi'an looked at the shore suspiciously: "You said, this is a place where criminals and fugitives operate, and the local people can't even provide for themselves, right?" We go ashore, is it safe? ”

"Then take Jin Buer, Xiao Feng and Xiao Qi, let Chen Buqun stay on the ship to take care of it, order all ships to strengthen their vigilance, board the ship without permission, no matter what number seven he is playing, even if he claims to be a local official, he will be killed!" Zhao Xing said murderously.

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